The Kiteboarding Manual is your complete practical guide to this fast-paced and addictive sport. It'll get you started with the kite and take you throughto flying it on the water, jumping, tricks and racing, as well as covering weather, wind and tide theory and helping you select the right kit. Sections cover: The origins of kiteboarding and massive rise in popularity in recent yearsHow a kite flies and basic weather principles as well as background on tides and currents, waves, and wind vs tideGetting started on land ' LEIrigging, assembly, launching and flying, body-draggingHow to master your board skills 'turns, stopping, rules of the roadGoing upwind, riding toeside, turning and transitionMoving fast and riding waves; learning to tack and gybeDetails on all kiteboarding disciplines from speed kiting to kiting on landHow to improve your performance and enjoy incredible airtime! Packed with step-by step photo sequences explaining the basic moves all the way through to more advanced tricks, and including information on competitions and becoming an instructor, this is a book no kiter will want to be without.